When God is For you who can be Against you?

Verses: Psalms 56: 1 - 13

Song inspired by the chapter:  Song has been uploaded from YouTube.com and is not my original.

My thoughts about the verses:

When God is for you who can be against you?  This question has plagued us since the beginning of time.  Everyday people try to defeat us.  We are faced with enemies that  want to do anything to destroy us.

Those that have accepted Jesus have the power of God on their side.   This strength protects us at all times. Even though we may feel like we are outnumbered we have a strong army on our side.  God’s power outweighs the power of any of our foes.

We should not fear because God will get us through the battles of life.  The One that saved us will ensure we will have the comfort we need.  Think on this a moment the Holy Parent sent the Son so that we could have everlasting life.  With that knowledge we should know that we are safe.

Now being safe does that mean we will not always win.  Think back to the moments that the Israelites faced hard times.  They didn’t always win in fact there were several times that they were held captive.  Yet, even though they might not have won the initial battle they ended up winning the war.

I am sitting here right now thinking back to the captivity that was happening due to the Roman Empire.  The people were allowed to continue their worship of God.  Imagine how the world would be if we allowed each group to worship God in their own way.  The struggles that we go through would be decreased. 

There are people all over this world that are struggling because people will not accept them for who they are.  We are in constant conflict because we think our way is the best way.  Yet, what we miss is that our way is only a different way. 

David told Jesus that he knew he was protected.  He was protected because he had God on his side.  The truth is that we can say the same thing.  If we depend on God we have strength.  We also have a faithful God.

God deserves our praise for the faithfulness that is shown to us.  We should offer praises to God.  We should always know without doubt that the good things that happen in our life are from God.  We need to remember this and offer ourselves as a living sacrifice to God. 

Prayer:

Dear God we praise you for all that you do.  We thank you for always being there for us.  We praise you for your faithfulness.  We worship you with our open hearts.  Help us always put our trust in you.  Help us always remember that you will never fail us.  Help us remember that when you are with us known one can stand up against us.  In the name of the Risen Savior we pray.  Amen

Questions:

If Jesus is with you who can be against you?  Have you ever felt alone?  Do you feel outnumbered?  Have you turned your life over to God?